Get in the Spirit of Spring With These Classic Movies

Our critics poke their noses out after winter

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

April 7, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Taking a Hard Look at the America's Next Cat Star Contestants

Which kitty superstar will reign supreme?

"...There are more kitty photos purr capita than ever before,..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Does Arro Hit the Bull's-Eye?

French bistro fare from 24 Diner chef Andrew Cullen

"...about my experiences at French restaurants in Austin over the past 40 years: I had my first-ever crepes and..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

The Luv Doc: New Year's Eve Letdown

The problem with New Year’s is that everyone expects something special to happen.

"...always ends up being disappointed. Something always goes wrong: the band/DJ sucks, the food sucks, the drinks are too..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

The Wages of Agreement Is Death (for Film Fight)

"...along and ruin everything. I hereby take back all the nice things I said about you in the last..."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Wallace Shawn's 'A Thought in Three Parts': The author approves

After making a special visit to Austin to see Rubber Repertory's production of his play A Thought in Three Parts, Wallace Shawn called it 'an incredible moment in his life'

"...just to have Wallace Shawn give his blessing to their production of his notoriously sexual 1975 play, A Thought..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Weekend Events to Get You to the New Year

Movies, art, drag performances, and more

"...Someone once said, “Zendaya is Meechee,” and by God, they were right. While Gabriel Gundacker’s 50-ish-second video has had..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Off Beat: Freedom Day(s)

Early-bird celebrations pepper the lead-up to a midweek Juneteenth

"...Onstage at the Historic Victory Grill Wednesday, June 12, Scott Strickland marveled..."

June 21, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Through our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday

Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more

"...The first in-person South by Southwest since 2019 came to..."

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Fantastic Fest Review: The Black Phone

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...Is there some inherent likability, something about his eyes or his..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...The oldest operating Alamo Drafthouse in the nation still survives...."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Counter Culture’s Sue Davis: Countering the Coronavirus Blues with Greens

Eastside vegan powerhouse pivots, increases pay, perseveres

"...There, the restaurant earned even more popular and critical hosannas..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Ones Who Will Take Your Dead

Director's real life experiences with gang members inspire horror

"...Crime drama has a long history of cleaners: Not the one who makes the bodies, but the one who..."

June 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Q&A: John Lee Hancock on The Highwaymen

Texas director retells the Bonnie and Clyde story from the cops’ view

"...see Bonnie and Clyde as devil-may-care heroes careening through the South and making chumps of John Q. Law. It’s..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Zack Carlson Cracks the Vault on Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse

Wild and weird movie expert on the underground horror phenom

"...and man with enough balls to fill an entire room – arrived in Austin from Seattle’s famed Scarecrow Video..."

Jan. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...Yes, they're coming back. Yes, they have to. Will the 86th..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art

The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa

"...set outside Marfa, Texas. Young female secretaries sit at their desks typing letters, one of which we get to..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The South Will Be Celebrated Again!

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

"...Tuesday marked the 150th anniversary of the shooting of President Abraham Lincoln...."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3am: The World That Calls Itself "the World"

We're capable of so much – and look what we've settled for

"...The most significant sentence of the 20th century was written..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here in the early Seventies. The Louisiana native spent formative years of..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Party All the Time

'Much Ado' and much fun with Whedon, Acker, and Denisof

"...Old friends at a party. That's the feel Joss Whedon was after in his micro-budget film..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Tapping Into the Kombucha Craze

Local brewers get creative with the ancient tradition of fermenting tea

"...a new magic potion, it's no surprise that yet another drink trend has taken Austin by storm. But this..."

April 5, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

'The NFL Beat': Combine Cliff Notes

Getting caught up on the 2013 NFL draft season

"...The 2013 NFL scouting combine is upon us, and draft..."

Feb. 21, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Brees, Tannehill, and More

The latest NFL news

"...one of Drew's film sessions and whiteboard meetings, even the ones that didn't involve my position group...."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'To Need, the Women Say'

Short Story Contest first-place winner

"...Open a window and you can hear them cry outside – my mother is mad and sweeping..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Mary Terrier

Page Two: 'Life,' the Universe, Everything

The devastating illumination of Terrence Malick's new film

"...The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's new film, was shown..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Louis Black

The Laziest Girl in Town

Asleep at the Wheel's feminine ideal is pregnant with possibility

"...an unseasonably warm January afternoon, Elizabeth McQueen lounges on the curved tangerine sofa in her East Austin home, glasses..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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